This is another strategy that is best shown through the use of patterns
52 / 1000 = 0.052
52 / 100 = 0.52
52 / 10 = 5.2
52 / 1 = 52
52 / 0.1 = 520
52 / 0.01 = 5 200
52 / 0.001 = 52 000
Notice the pattern when you are dividing by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 the decimal is moving to the right the amount of places the 1 is from the decimal. it should make sense that since you are dividing by a smaller place value the quotient is actually larger. It should also make sense that if you multiply a number by 1000 you would get the same answer if you divided the same number by 0.001.
Dividing by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 etc.
This is another strategy that is best shown through the use of patterns
52 / 1000 = 0.052
52 / 100 = 0.52
52 / 10 = 5.2
52 / 1 = 52
52 / 0.1 = 520
52 / 0.01 = 5 200
52 / 0.001 = 52 000
Notice the pattern when you are dividing by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 the decimal is moving to the right the amount of places the 1 is from the decimal. it should make sense that since you are dividing by a smaller place value the quotient is actually larger. It should also make sense that if you multiply a number by 1000 you would get the same answer if you divided the same number by 0.001.